Gordon Strong's Schwarzbier - Brew Your Own

Name: Gordon Strong's Schwarzbier - Brew Your Own
Ingredients: 6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Pilsner malt; 3 lbs. (1.4 kg) dark Munich malt; 12 oz. (340 g) Weyermann Carafa® Special I malt; 4 oz. (113 g) Weyermann Carafa® Special III malt; 1 3/4 AAU Hallertauer hops (first wort hop) (0.5 oz./14 g at 3.55% alpha acids); 5 1/2 AAU Magnum hops (60 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 11.0% alpha acids); 1/2 oz. (14 g) Hallertauer hops (5 min.); Wyeast 2124 (Bohemian Lager), White Labs WLP830 (German Lager), or SafLager W-34/70 yeast; 3⁄4 cup corn sugar (for priming)

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For me, the most important parts of this style for the brewer is to use the right malts, and to properly attenuate the beer so that it isn’t too heavy.

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Ingredients

6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Pilsner malt
3 lbs. (1.4 kg) dark Munich malt
12 oz. (340 g) Weyermann Carafa® Special I malt
4 oz. (113 g) Weyermann Carafa® Special III malt
1 3/4 AAU Hallertauer hops (first wort hop) (0.5 oz./14 g at 3.55% alpha acids)
5 1/2 AAU Magnum hops (60 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 11.0% alpha acids)
1/2 oz. (14 g) Hallertauer hops (5 min.)
Wyeast 2124 (Bohemian Lager), White Labs WLP830 (German Lager), or SafLager W-34/70 yeast
3⁄4 cup corn sugar (for priming)